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Encyclopedia > Nepalese royal massacre
Nepalese royal massacre

The massacre happened in Kathmandu, home of the Royal Palace and Family
Location Kathmandu, Nepal
Target(s) The Nepalese Royal Family
King Birendra of Nepal
Date June 1, 2001
Unknown (UTC+5:45)
Attack type Fratricide, patricide
regicide, mass murder,
massacre, suicide attack
Deaths 10 (12 including gunman and mother of Kumar Khadga, Princess Sharada's husband who died on being told of the massacre)
Injured 5
Perpetrator(s) Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev

The Nepalese royal massacre occurred on Saturday, June 1, 2001, at Narayanhity Royal Palace, the official residence of the Nepalese monarchy. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (748x1175, 684 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Nepal ... Coordinates: , Country Nepal Regional Authority Kathmandu Metropolitan City Government  - Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Area  - City 50. ... Coordinates: , Country Nepal Regional Authority Kathmandu Metropolitan City Government  - Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Area  - City 50. ... This December 2006 does not cite its references or sources. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... Fratricide (from the Latin word frater, meaning: brother and cide meaning to kill) is the act of a person killing his or her brother. ... Patricide is (i) the act of killing ones father, or (ii) a person who kills his or her father. ... For other uses, see Regicide (disambiguation). ... Mass murder (massacre) is the act of murdering a large number of people, typically at the same time, or over a relatively short period of time. ... Photographs of the My Lai massacre provoked world outrage and made it an international scandal. ... A suicide attack is an attack in which the attacker (attacker being either an individual or a group) intends to kill others and knows he or she will most likely die (see suicide). ... Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (June 27, 1971 – June 4, 2001) was King of Nepal from June 1 to June 4, 2001. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Royal Standard of Nepal The king of Nepal is known as the Raja; his Queen is known as the Rani. ...

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Overview of events

Eye witness accounts say that Crown Prince Dipendra had been drinking heavily and had "misbehaved" with a guest which resulted in his father King Birendra telling his son to leave the party with the drunken Dipendra being taken to his room by his brother Prince Nirajan and cousin Prince Paras.[1] Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (June 27, 1971 – June 4, 2001) was King of Nepal from June 1 to June 4, 2001. ... This December 2006 does not cite its references or sources. ... Crown Prince Paras of Nepal meeting President Hu Jintao of China, August 16 2004. ...


One hour later Dipendra returned to the party with armed with an assault rifle and fired a single shot into the ceiling before turning the gun on his father King Birendra. Seconds later Dipendra shot one of his aunts and his uncle Dhirendra was shot in the chest at point blank range after trying to stop Dipendra.[1] During the carnage Prince Paras suffered slight injuries and managed to save at least three royals, including two children, by pulling a sofa over them.[1]


During the killing spree Dipendra was darting in and out of the room firing shots each time. His mother Queen Aiswarya who came into the room when the first shots were fired quickly left looking for help.[2] Queen Aishwarya of Nepals (November 7, 1949 – June 1, 2001) was the Queen of Nepal (1972-2001). ...


Dipendra's mother and brother Nirajan confronted him in the garden of the palace where they were both shot dead and Dipendra then proceeded to a small bridge over a stream running through the palace where he shot himself.[1]


Aftermath

Dipendra who was in a coma was proclaimed King but he died on June 4, 2001.[3] Gyanendra was appointed regent while his nephew Dipendra law in a coma and assumed the throne following Dipendra's death. While Dipendra lived Gyanendra had said that the deaths were the result of an "accident" but he later said that this was due to "legal and constitutional hurdles" because under the constitution and by tradition Dipendra could not be accused of being a mass murder if he had survived.[4] Some Nepalese at the time believed (and many still believe today[5]) that Dipendra was not the murderer and that the whole affair had been arranged by Gyanendra and/or his son Paras. [6] [7] June 4 is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (Nepali: ज्ञानेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाहदेव; Jñānendra Vīra Vikrama Śāhadeva) (born July 7, 1947) is the present King of Nepal since June 4, 2001. ...


The widely believed motive is that Dipendra was angry over a marriage dispute.[8] Dipendra's choice of bride was Devyani Rana, daughter of Pashupati SJB Rana (C Class), a member of the Rana clan, against whom the Shah dynasty have a historic animosity (in recent times, though, Shah kings and princes have married almost exclusively members of the A Class Rana family.) The Rana clan had served as the hereditary prime ministers of Nepal until 1951, with the title Maharaja, and the two clans have a long history of inter-marriages.[9] Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (June 27, 1971 – June 4, 2001) was King of Nepal from June 1 to June 4, 2001. ... Devyani Rana was the girlfriend of Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal. ... The Rana dynasty is a family who usurped control of Nepal from the mid-19th century until 1951, reducing the monarch to a figurehead and ruling through hereditary government positions. ... One of the worlds longest-lasting monarchies, the Iranian monarchy went through many transformations over the centuries, from the days of the Persian Empire to the creation of what is now modern day Iran. ... It has been suggested that Maharaj be merged into this article or section. ...


A two man investigation made up Keshav Prasad Upadhaya the then Supreme Court Chief Justice and Taranath Ranabhat the then speaker of the house of representative carried out the week long investigation into the massacre.[10] The investigation concluded after interviewing more than 100 people including eyewitnesses and palace officials, guards and staff that Dipendra had carried out the massacre.[11]


Victims of the massacre

Died

  • HM King Birendra, father
  • HM Queen Aiswarya, mother
  • HRH Prince Nirajan, brother
  • HRH Princess Shruti, sister
  • (HRH Prince) Dhirendra, King Birendra's brother who had renounced his title
  • HRH Princess Jayanti, King Birendra's cousin
  • HRH Princess Shanti, King Birendra's sister
  • HRH Princess Sharada, King Birendra's sister
  • Kumar Khadga, Princess Sharada's husband
  • Trilochan Acharya, royal palace employee

This December 2006 does not cite its references or sources. ... Queen Aishwarya of Nepals (November 7, 1949 – June 1, 2001) was the Queen of Nepal (1972-2001). ... HRH Nirajan, (1977 June 1, 2001) was a Prince of Nepal, younger brother of Crown Prince/King Dipendra, who fatally shot him and other royals at a dinner in 2001. ... Princess Shruti or Sruti (October 15, 1976 - June 1, 2001) was the youngest daughter of King Birendra and Queen Aiswarya of Nepal and sister of Crown Prince Dipendra and Prince Nirajan. ...

Wounded

  • HRH Princess Shova, King Birendra's sister
  • Kumar Gorakh, Princess Shruti's husband
  • HRH Princess Komal, Prince (now King) Gyanendra's wife and current Queen
  • Ketaki Chester, King Birendra's cousin
  • HRH Prince Paras, now Crown Prince, son of Gyanendra

Queen Komal of Nepal Queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah (born February 18, 1951) is the Queen consort of King Gyanendra of Nepal. ... Crown Prince Paras of Nepal meeting President Hu Jintao of China, August 16 2004. ...

References

  1. ^ a b c d Massacre witness blames Crown Prince
  2. ^ Nepal survivors blame prince
  3. ^ Nepal mourns slain king
  4. ^ Nepal journalists charged with treason
  5. ^ Nepal's Royal Massacre in Its Sixth Year
  6. ^ A History of Nepal, by John Whelpton, 2005.
  7. ^ Anger in Kathmandu
  8. ^ Five thousand at Indian wedding
  9. ^ All linked Dipendra's actions to a clash with his mother over his wish to marry Devyani Rana... It also became clear than he had problems with both drugs and alcohol and, despite his affable public persona, had had a cruel side to his nature. Ibid. Whelpton believes this to be the correct version.
  10. ^ Nepal massacre inquiry begins, at long last
  11. ^ Prince blamed for Nepal massacre

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